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Fourth festivities in The Woodlands set to ignite
Posted: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:01:12 CST
THE WOODLANDS — This Independence Day, the 11th Annual Red, Hot & Blue Festival and Fireworks Extravaganza in The Woodlands will be celebrated with one of the greatest fireworks displays in the greater Houston area....
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Fireworks business’ watched
Posted: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:31:02 CST
Fireworks are keeping all forms of law enforcement busy in Montgomery County, from the Fire Marshal’s Office to local police departments. Fire Marshal Jimmy Williams said everyone from his office, seven investigators and three inspectors, is checking vendors for permit and other violations and have found most in compliance....
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Fire covers 40 acres of woods near Willis
Posted: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:31:02 CST
NORTH COUNTY — A woods fire covered 40 acres in an unincorporated area of Montgomery County near Willis Thursday evening....
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Brothers in arms
Posted: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:30:52 CST
MONTGOMERY – Nearly six decades after a bloody ambush that killed most of their U.S. Army 5th Regimental Combat Team serving in the Korean War, two of the survivors of the battle have finally been reunited....
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Feds indict Spring man on child porn charges
Posted: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 05:00:16 CST
SOUTH COUNTY – A federal grand jury recently indicted a Spring man on two counts of child pornography....
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New judge may be witness in capital murder trial
Posted: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:44:20 CST
The attorney for Jason Adam Barrett, charged with capital murder in the Aug. 20, 2006 death of 2-year-old Madisyn Farrington, claims members of the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office withheld evidence from the defense for almost two years, including some that makes the original prosecutor, now a state district judge, a witness in the case....
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Accident aftermath
Posted: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:43:30 CST
OAK RIDGE NORTH — Police are seeking the driver of a dark-colored Chevy Suburban in connection to an accident last week that left a motorcyclist in critical condition....
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Planned Parenthood considers suburban clinic in Woodlands
Posted: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:43:56 CST
Planned Parenthood’s mission to make sure all women have access to affordable health care may soon be spreading to The Woodlands....
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BEST OF THE BEST FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Posted: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:19:07 CST
Please submit your entries for favorite places and help us choose the BEST local businesses serving your community.
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Councilman hospitalized second time
Posted: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 05:01:00 CST
Conroe City Councilman Jay Ross Martin is in a hospital intensive care unit for the second time in three months, according to his wife, Ruthie Martin....
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Website brings neighborhoods to cyberspace
Posted: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:43:04 CST
THE WOODLANDS — Before MySpace and other social networking websites had become the neighborhoods of the digital age, Ronnie Rodes was looking to bring his Woodlands community to cyberspace....
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Fourth of July events
Posted: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:43:16 CST
Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., CDBG Community Center on Friendship Drive in Magnolia...
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A taste of freedom
Posted: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 05:00:47 CST
MAGNOLIA – Old time patriotism, gospel singing and Texas barbecue highlighted the day for Montgomery County seniors who gathered to get an early start on the Independence Day holiday....
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Juvenile offender escapes from detention center yard
Posted: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 05:02:26 CST
A juvenile offender somehow scaled a fence and escaped from the recreation yard of the Montgomery County Juvenile Detention Center on Academy Drive in Conroe around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, but was soon recaptured, according to Capt. Robert Green, who heads the jail division of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office....
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Baseball coach gets probation from June 2007 crime
Posted: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:43:45 CST
The Courier is updating information from crimes that occurred in 2007, with this update from the month of June:...
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Huntsman files counterclaim against Hexion lawsuit
Posted: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 05:01:14 CST
THE WOODLANDS — Huntsman Corporation, a chemical manufacturing company headquartered in The Woodlands, filed a counterclaim Wednesday against Hexion’s suit to disengage from their merger....
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“Star-Spangled S-PET-tacular”
Posted: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 05:02:14 CST
Recognizing the Fourth of July is a popular day for family outings, the Montgomery County Humane Society is keeping the shelter open and reducing adoption rates to lure prospective pet owners throughout the holiday weekend....
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Wet and wild fun
Posted: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 05:03:51 CST
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Bright lights, big city
Posted: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:14:07 CST
OAK RIDGE - With Frank Sinatra crooning "New York, New York" in her head, Jasmyn Wachenheimer sees herself center stage on Broadway, even if it is only in her mind.
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Montgomery County briefs
Posted: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:42:53 CST
Accident update: Names of those injured in a five-vehicle automobile accident Monday at Texas 105 and FM 2854, near Montgomery, were released Tuesday by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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How old is your pet, really?
Posted: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 05:04:05 CST
A common question that veterinarians are asked is, “How old is my dog or cat in relation to human years?” The old 7-year rule does not apply anymore. Below is a helpful guide which will assist you in determining just how old your pet really is. You will notice that the smaller the pet, the longer the lifespan. There is definitely a correlation between size and age....
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College briefs
Posted: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:13:57 CST
University of Louisiana-Monroe
Patrick Foyt Sturgeon, of Conroe, received a bachelor of general studies from the University of Louisiana-Monroe.
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Business briefs
Posted: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:14:25 CST
Business After Hours: The South Montgomery County Woodlands Chamber of Commerce will have its Business After Huors event from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. July 10 at Wachovia Bank-Market Street, located at 9595 Six Pines Drive, Suite 300 in The Woodlands.
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Deadly force case raises questions
Posted: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:13:47 CST
Our View: Grand jury action upholds right of defense, Castle Doctrine.
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Contact Us
Posted: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:52:31 CST
The Courier, Montgomery County's only locally published daily newspaper, is located at 100 Ave. A, Conroe, TX 77301.
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Posted: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:47:08 CST
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This Week - Houston Chronicle 
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Montgomery mom recalls little of SUV rolling over toddler
Montgomery County's Vanessa Beier has trouble recalling many of the details of last month's rollover accident that left her and her 15-month-old daughter trapped under the family's sport utility vehicle.  |
Weekend things to do
A listing of things to do this weekend near Conroe.  |
Lego robots to seize imaginations at Children’s Museum (with photos)
The Woodlands Children’s Museum’s newest program, RoboVenture, will use Legos as a common denominator to teach attendees about engineering, energy and robotics.  |
Renovation efforts under way for Memorial Park (with photos)
Demolition is expected to begin after July 4 on the fountain at Montgomery County War Memorial Park to make way for a plaza honoring the county’s fallen soldiers.  |
Conroe, TxDOT partner on road project
The city of Conroe will work cooperatively with the Texas Department of Transportation on the Gladstell Road project.  |
Fuel costs cause schools to raise food prices
Students can expect higher prices at the cash register when Montgomery County school districts up their cafeteria prices in response to rising costs for food staples and gasoline.  |
Community honors its history with new Memory Park
A new four-acre park adjacent to the Charles B. Stewart West Branch Library in Montgomery was dedicated June 28 with nearly 500 people stopping by to take a tour and eat hot dogs.  |
Faces in the crowd: Dance is a lifelong passion for woman (with photos)
Marilu Harman didn’t need much help choosing her career path. She’s been twirling toward it since she was 2 years old.  |
Conroe lures German firm to business park
The city's second largest developer incentive went to a German company that plans to bring its North American manufacturing plant to Conroe.  |
CISD seeks more funding for bus emissions program
New grants continue to help Conroe Independent School District clean up bus emissions and provide safer transportation for students. Using state funding, the district is eliminating more pollution and disease-causing particulates with state-of-the-art filters designed to cleanse the diesel buses exhaust.  |
In $4 gas era, local service industry sees less tips (with photos)
Many Montgomery County businesses are seeing a drop in generosity when it comes to gratuities, and owners and employees say gas prices are to blame.  |
Area teens spend summer on humanitarian efforts (with photos)
Five Montgomery County teens are heading south for the summer, but it's no vacation.  |
National Night Out in August too hot, so Texas moves date
For 24 long years, Houstonians swatted mosquitoes for law and order. They sweated for community solidarity. They turned out by the tens of thousands in the hottest part of the summer to join their fellow Americans in the crime-fighting National Night Out. This year they're putting it all on ice. Sort of.  |
Group seeks corporate sponsors to help law enforcement
A Montgomery nonprofit is asking residents and corporations to donate money to buy better equipment for the county's law enforcement forces.  |
With subsidies, some vanpool commuters pay nothing (with photos)
To combat an increasingly painful job commute due to soaring gas prices, many are rethinking their strategies for getting to work.  |
Oak Ridge council considers increasing towing fees
Rising gas prices may change how much wrecker services can charge Oak Ridge North residents for towing.  |
Construction begins on tolled FM 1484 expansion near airport
Construction is set to begin on the county's latest pass-through toll road project — the realignment of FM 1484— to accommodate the growing Lone Star Executive Airport.  |
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Sports News - Conroe Courier
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Oh So Close
Stacy Lewis, of The Woodlands, finished in a tie for third place at the U.S. Women’s Open at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn., capping a remarkable comeback from back surgery that threatened to end her career before it really ever started....
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Olympic Trials competitor
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Sweet Victory
TOMBALL — For the second straight game the ORWALL National Little League all-stars headed into their final at-bat trailing Tomball by a run and yet found a way to come away with the victory....
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TWHS graduate tests positive for steroids
A student-athlete who graduated this spring from The Woodlands High School tested positive for anabolic steroids, The Courier has learned....
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Origin of domestic cat an interesting one
The origin of domestic cats began millions of years ago. About 50 million years ago weasel-like animals called the Miacis is believed to be the ancestor of cats. About 40 million years ago, the Dinictis, a cat-like animal about the size of a lynx was roaming wild in Africa....
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Tough Night
TOMBALL — Behind a five-run fifth inning the Tomball Little League All-Stars defeated ORWALL American 9-5 Tuesday at the District 28 Little League tournament at Tomball Baseball Park....
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Archived Lake News (View all Lake News postings)
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(05/21/08) LAKE CONROE – More than a third of the $425,000 in federal grant money recently received by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to combat nuisance aquatic vegetation has been earmarked for projects on Lake Conroe.... the rest of the story
(03/26/08) Even with inclement weather and early construction delays, progress to completely renovate La Torretta Del Lago is humming along nicely, according to its owner.... the rest of the story
(02/07/08) LAKE CONROE - Frustration by concerned citizens and civic groups over the increasing volume of hydrilla in Lake Conroe has motivated state officials to increase their effort to eradicate the ongoing infestation.... the rest of the story
(02/07/08) A survey of the hydrilla infestation on Lake Conroe in November revealed the foreign plant continued to grow despite cooling temperatures and thousands of grass carp, the plant's natural predator.... the rest of the story
(10/08/07) LAKE CONROE - It's a dilemma not likely to ever be fully resolved, state and local officials say, but they are confident they have laid the groundwork to bring the frustrating and highly visible hydrilla problem under control.... the rest of the story
(09/27/07) The Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District will spend up to $25,000 for a study on how the use of water from Lake Conroe will impact the county's underground water supply.... the rest of the story
(09/22/07) As many residents watched in shock, the April Sound Country Club, a Lake Conroe hub for meetings, wedding receptions and community gatherings, was destroyed by a three-alarm fire that began shortly after 7 a.m. Friday.... the rest of the story
(09/13/07) The Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District will consider a new study of the underground water supply available in Montgomery County as it moves closer to limiting permits for the amount of water that can be pumped from the ground.... the rest of the story
(09/12/07) WILLIS - Six months after a court-ordered sale attracted no bidders, the Southern Empress paddlewheel boat has a new owner, a new home and hopes for new prosperity.... the rest of the story
(09/06/07) During a recent City Council meeting, Blue Moon Solutions, a firm based in Austin, made a presentation that swayed mONTGOMERY council members to take a closer look at the technology.... the rest of the story
(09/06/07) The Montgomery County Community Assistance and Recovery Efforts Service launched its Web site at www.mc-cares.org earlier this year to be a beacon for those looking for help in the wake of a disaster.... the rest of the story
(08/14/07) LAKE CONROE - Visibly and admittedly disappointed that the results of their latest survey showed an almost 400-acre increase in hydrilla, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials recommended Monday stocking Lake Conroe with another 25,364 white Amur.... the rest of the story
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